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New Codes for Social Determinates of Health for 2024
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Streamline Billing & Improve Patient Satisfaction
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Selecting the Principal Diagnosis
The circumstances of an inpatient’s admission always govern the selection of the principal diagnosis, as defined in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS). The UHDDS defines the principal diagnosis as “the condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care.” This definition has…
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Use this Handy Chart to Help with Coding Prolonged Services
If you’re confused about which code to use for your Medicare and private payer patients — as well as how best to calculate at what point the service will require a prolonged services add-on code — check out the following chart. Remember: Per the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, the Centers for Medicare…
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Telehealth Guidelines Post-Pandemic
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New ICD-10 Codes for 2022 Have a Strong Focus on Social Determinants of Health
Many of the 191 new ICD-10 codes that go into effect Oct. 1, 2021, can be found in Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services. Many of these codes will help you add crucial details about a patient’s life to their medical record because many of these codes involve social determinants…
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Telehealth’s Limits: Battle Over State Lines and Licensing Threatens Patients Options
If you live in one state, does it matter that the doctor treating you online is in another? Surprisingly, the answer is yes, and the ability to conduct certain virtual appointments may be nearing an end. Televisits for medical care took off during the worst days of the pandemic, quickly becoming commonplace. Most states and…
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New Medisoft V24 Features
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Communicating with Sunrise Services
We live in extraordinary times. When COVID-19 first began wreaking havoc on society and businesses, we posted an update on our website announcing our commitment and ability to maintain our support of clients using our RCM, practice management, EHR, consultant, and electronic services. With much of our staff working from home, we have maintained our…
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Navigating eRx in Medisoft Clinical v11.2.1
